Arizona Biltmore Golf Club reopens Estates Course following two-month beautification and improvement project

Photo credit: Bill Hornstein 

The Arizona Biltmore Golf Club reopened its Estates Course on Friday, September 6 following a nearly two-month beautification and improvement project. The new course, which debuted last December and was designed by the Lehman Design Group and Scottsdale resident Tom Lehman, saw close to 6,000 trees, hedges and bushes added and numerous playability improvements in the last 60 days. Tee times can now be made at www.AzBiltmoreGC.com.

Since mid-July, agronomy teams have planted nearly 400 additional trees, 400-plus hedges and more than 5,000 shrubs and bushes. New tee boxes and bunkers have also been added and additional irrigation lines have been placed. The result of the agronomy teams’ hard work is a more attractive course, with improved and better-defined golf holes.

“During last summer and fall’s compacted course renovation schedule, crews focused on shaping, irrigation and growing-in the bermudagrass, while planting hundreds of smaller trees. This summer, while the course was closed for improvements, we were able to plant larger more mature trees and finish the landscape pods, adding more color and character to the golf course,” said Arizona Biltmore Golf Club Director of Golf Leo Simonetta. “I think our members and guests will be very pleased with the course enhancements and improvements.”

Named after the iconic Biltmore neighborhood that surrounds the property, the Estates Course plays to a par of 71 and measures 6,6669 yards from the back/black tees – an increase of more than 130 yards from the former Adobe Course it replaced. The Estates Course’s playing surface is a drought-tolerant TifTuf bermudagrass on the tees, fairways and rough. During the 2023 renovation, the Club installed a state-of-the-art irrigation system allowing the agronomy team to control each sprinkler head while using high-tech sensors to measure soil moisture and salt levels to allow for precise watering and reduced water usage.

In May 2024, the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club unveiled its new 19,400-square-foot clubhouse – home to the Adobe Bar & Grille, a grab-and-go market known as The Pantry, a golf simulator room, as well as 6,000 sq. ft. of event space in The Ballroom. The Adobe Bar & Grille features a center bar, communal tables for dining and swapping golf stories, multiple televisions and large Renlita doors that open to an expansive patio with views of the Estates Course and downtown Phoenix.

Set in the heart of Phoenix with Piestewa Peak to the north and the downtown Phoenix skyline to the south, the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is a 36-hole golf facility that meanders through some of the most stunning homes in Phoenix. The Tom Lehman-designed Estates Course and the Bill Johnston-designed Links Course are open to public play, with limited membership opportunities available. Established in 1928, the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club has been a destination for Phoenix residents, tourists, corporate leaders, U.S. Presidents, celebrities, and dignitaries for nearly a century.

For more information on the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club, to make tee times for the Estates and Links Courses, or for dining reservations at the popular Adobe Bar & Grille, visit www.azbiltmoregc.com.